On 3 December 2014, the High Court of Australia allowed an appeal against the Full Federal Court’s decision in Modena Trading Pty Ltd v Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd and found that Cantarella’s trade marks CINQUE STELLE and ORO are inherently adapted to distinguish the goods for which they were registered (i.e. coffee and coffee-based beverages) …
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On 9 February 2015, the Australian Senate agreed to a third reading of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2014. Eagle eyed readers may recognize this bill as the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill *2013* which was stalled due to a Federal Election being held in September 2013. However, the 2014 bill is largely the …
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An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 5 February 2015.
A round-up of Australian Designs which have been certified from the Designs Office Journal dated 29 January 2015.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 30 January 2015.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 29 January 2015.
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 29 January 2015.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 22 January 2015.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 23 January 2015.
Last year we blogged about the Federal Court Decision in MPEG LA, LLC v Regency Media Ltd [FCA 2014 180]. The case concerns s.145(1) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth), which permits either party to a contract relating to a licence to exploit a patented invention to terminate the contract on three months’ written notice …
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